Devonlad1966 Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Hi all I bought my 1.6 Ford Focus with only one key. Went into Timpsons and they wanted £130.00 Smackaroonies for a new key with buttons and circuit board On eBay the key with buttons and circuit board is £10.00. Obviously needs cutting Has anyone bought a key of eBay and programmed it in and its worked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 9 hours ago, Devonlad1966 said: Hi all I bought my 1.6 Ford Focus with only one key. Went into Timpsons and they wanted £130.00 Smackaroonies for a new key with buttons and circuit board That's cheap! My local Timpsons wanted £230!! (Obviously, I didn't bother, that's likely more than my car is worth LOL) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 10 hours ago, Devonlad1966 said: Has anyone bought a key of Ebay and programmed it in and its worked? Well I would guess that most sold on eBay probably work or there would be a lot of unhappy customers. You will need the exact key type for your car. The buttons are easy to programme, but the PATS transponder chip needs to be programmed using ForScan (with licence £10) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 I did one for a 2008 mk2.5 focus. Got the key blade cut from a photo of my key on eBay. Bought the other part of key on eBay ( the black plastic part with buttons on and circuit board and 4d63 transponder chip).Used forscan with extended licence on a windows laptop with a usb cable code reader elm device from tunnelrat . Very pleased with myself that it all went fine. Check which transponder chip you need. I had to be careful to get a 4d63 chip, not a 4d60. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Leonard Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 spooky, i have just got new blade , fob and chip from eBay £100 ,almost had a bust up in timpsons when i asked if they would cut it no program just cut reply: Nope against company policy we dont cut that type of key! Me: but i'm looking at it on your display ! Timpson: no you've got to buy it from us! Me: Grrrrrrrrrrr! The program is the easy part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I've had Ford tibbe keys cut at the local Jaguar Dealership. Since its not a key they would supply (Ford) the parts department are happy to cut it for £10 cash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Dave Leonard, is that a typing error 100 quid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 3 hours ago, isetta said: is that a typing error 100 quid? No, he bought a 'Gold' key 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 11 hours ago, unofix said: No, he bought a 'Gold' key 🤣 Sure it wasn't a Titanium key? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonlad1966 Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 Many thanks for your message. Just out of interest how is a tibbe key cut. Are there numbers on it somewhere? How can they see from a photo. If a photo us good enough can you give me an eBay prrson who can cut from a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 You can learn to read the key pattern with practice. There are a total of 6 key cuts (A to F), each position is approx 1.5mm wide. Each cut can be only be cut to one of four possible positions (1 = not cut, 4 = maximum cut). You read the key starting at the shaft end working towards the tip. Remember that sometimes two positions next to each other may be both cut the same which makes that part of the key 3mm instead of the normal 1.5mm In the first example photo below the key number is 234422 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, unofix said: You can learn to read the key pattern with practice. There are a total of 6 key cuts (A to F), each position is approx 1.5mm wide. Each cut can be only be cut to one of four possible positions (1 = not cut, 4 = maximum cut). You read the key starting at the shaft end working towards the tip. Remember that sometimes two positions next to each other may be both cut the same which makes that part of the key 3mm instead of the normal 1.5mm In the first example photo below the key number is 234422 Geeze, wouldn't like to leave my keys on the pub table with you around LOL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isetta Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 The one I got cut from photo was not a tibbe key it was the newer flat type for 2008 mk2.5, but there are eBay sellers doing tibbe from photo. Put in search something like: focus key cut photo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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